last year (y8) he started off as size 6 and ended up as size 8 - I was convinced he was about to have a massive growth spurt but he still hasn't - he is growing, but slowly and steadily and while he doesn't look ridiculously small, is nowhere near the size of some of his friends who are pushing 6' (he's 14 and a half and 5'5" and now has size 8.5-9 feet)